Chapter 39: Conferring the Title (Please Collect and Recommend)

King Uther understood what Kai said, but like all parents, he was a little reluctant to give in to his children. This behavior was very common.

Many times, even if parents knew that they were wrong, they would rather cover it up with a tough attitude than apologize to their children, as if doing so would undermine their dignity.

King Uther was even more so. His pride really made it difficult for him to give in to anyone, especially since he didn't think he was wrong. Instead, he thought that Morgana and Arthur couldn't understand his painstaking efforts.

So Kai had to be the peacemaker.

Morgana and the others didn't know what was good for them. After Kai explained King Uther's painstaking efforts to them, Morgana and Arthur also understood how much of a blow their self-righteousness had dealt to King Uther. They tried their best to protect them and didn't want them to be exposed to danger, but what about them? They upheld their own justice and felt at ease to deceive and hurt King Uther, and even took the initiative to attribute all this to King Uther's fault.

This idea is not only irresponsible, but also seems to be repaying kindness with enmity.

After understanding this, although Morgana still did not think there was anything wrong with letting a child go, they did do something wrong to King Uther. They should not look at and treat their father in this way.

In this way, under Kai's mediation, the relationship between father and daughter and father and son was greatly eased.

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Just when the royal family was enjoying themselves, the former enemies of Camelot were also unwilling to be lonely and returned here again. →

A witch came to Camelot under the cover of darkness. She looked at the still prosperous Camelot today, and the anger in her heart could no longer be suppressed.

"It's time to pay the price, Uther!"

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After Kai came back, an important ceremony that had been prepared for a long time could finally be carried out!

The prince's canonization ceremony!

Canonize the prince? Who to canonize? Kai? Isn't Kai an adopted son?

Of course not.

The canonization here refers to Arthur. In the Celtic Kingdom, "Prince" is just a name, not a formal title, so the prince will definitely have a formal title after he comes of age. For example, Kai is a prince. When King Uther adopted Kai as his adopted son, he was a prince. Arthur is even more so, and this does not need to be formally canonized.

What really needs to be canonized is the title! For example, Kai is a prince, but his title is a knight, which means that Kai has his own territory. Princes must have titles, otherwise they have no formal official status. This also gives the heir to the throne the opportunity to start building his own team. It is also a ceremony to formally establish the heir.

For example, the eldest son of the British monarch in later generations will be named "Duke of Cornwall" and the second son will be named "Duke of York". In theory, the eldest son of the monarch is the heir to the throne, but there is no title of "Crown Prince" in the UK. The title of the heir to the throne is "Prince of Wales". But in addition, the monarch generally does not have only one son, so other princes must also be canonized.

Arthur was already an adult, and the canonization should have been held long ago. But at that time, Arthur was the only male heir of King Uther, so there was no need to rush, and he kept dragging it out. But now it is different. Kai's return requires the successor to the throne to be established as soon as possible.

Don't forget that Kai also has the right to inherit the throne. In addition, Kai's reputation and ability are impeccable. If King Uther still drags on Arthur's canonization ceremony, it will lead to an unstable foundation for the kingdom. In feudal society, the importance of inheritance is above all else.

The knights need to understand who they will be loyal to, otherwise it is very likely that the kingdom will be divided because of the unclear heir.

Although King Uther is very confident in Kai, he cannot act on impulse in such matters. This is not even based on King Uther's own will. In the two months since Kai returned, many nobles have advised King Uther in a roundabout way to let him establish the heir as soon as possible.

In short, Arthur's canonization is related to the stability of the entire kingdom, and it is not King Uther's turn to be emotional.

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On the third night after Kai returned, the canonization ceremony was officially held.

On this day, almost all the nobles of Camelot came to the palace. Their arrival was not just to attend the ceremony and eat and drink. It was also a very important political occasion. The first thing they had to do here was to swear allegiance to the undisputed heir of Camelot. Secondly, it was also an important social event within the kingdom.

In this era of very low productivity, it was not easy for the nobles of the kingdom to gather together. Although they were all in the same kingdom, the distance between them was actually quite far. There were no roads or cars here, and the road was full of barbarians, robbers, beasts and monsters, so the communication cost was too high.

In order to gather the nobles of the entire kingdom, there were usually some very important occasions, such as the king's wedding, the king's accession to the throne, the king's death and the prince's canonization.

Today, Kai's elder brother and sister-in-law came. They came with Kai from the family territory. Kai received a messenger from Morgana before, so he left the main force in advance and rushed to Camelot. They arrived in Camelot the day after Kai returned.

Originally, Kay's father should have been present at such an occasion, but unfortunately, Sir Ector's old waist could no longer support him to come all the way to Camelot. Sir Ector was slightly older than King Uther, and he had been seriously injured on the battlefield before, so his physical condition was much worse than King Uther's.

Faced with the absence of his old friend, King Uther was disappointed for a long time. He hadn't seen Ector for two years. He understood that as time went by, the chance of them meeting would become increasingly slim. But King Uther was still very enthusiastic about the arrival of Kay's elder brother Eric.

Eric was Ector's heir, and now Ector sent him here, the meaning was very clear.

Thinking of Ector's actions, King Uther was happy and thought of himself at the same time. He felt that it was absolutely the right choice for him to canonize Arthur at this time, after all, he was not much younger than Ector.

In the evening, everyone gathered in the palace hall, and in the presence of all the nobles of the kingdom, Arthur knelt on one knee in front of King Uther.

"Are you willing to swear to rule the land and people of this kingdom and follow the customs and laws passed down by your ancestors?"

Arthur solemnly swore: "I do," (I do, Your Majesty)

"Are you willing to swear to be fair and kind in your words and deeds?"

"I do,"

At this point, King Uther placed a golden scepter horizontally in front of Arthur.

"Are you willing to swear to fulfill your lifelong duties to Camelot?"

Arthur held the scepter in his hand and swore loudly, "I, Arthur Pendragon! Swear with my life, be loyal for life, and protect the kingdom and its people!"

King Uther smiled and let go of the scepter in his hand, letting Arthur take the scepter in his hand, and then took a crown from Kay's hand.

"Now, starting immediately, you will create your own era."

King Uther placed the crown on Arthur's head and officially announced Arthur's title.

"In the name of the kingdom and ancestors, I will make you the Prince of Camelot."